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Quantum wells allow record-efficiency two-junction solar cell
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and also the University of New South Wales attained a new world-record performance for two-junction solar cells, producing a cell with two light-absorbing layers that transforms 32.9% of sunshine into electrical power.
Dec 18, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, efficiency, Nicholas Ekins-Daukes, Myles Steiner
Filipino Pupil Styles Solar Windows That Transforms Food Waste Into Renewable Resource
The first-ever sustainability champion of The James Dyson Award was granted to Carvey Maigue for inventing an ingenious method to tackle food waste and also using it to develop renewable resource sources therefore establishing a circular economic situation as well as mitigating climate modification.
Feb 15, 2021 // BIPV, Technology, Asia, Philippines, Tom Crawford, Solar Windows, Carvey Maigue, James Dyson Award
New United States Energy Secretary shakes up DOE, asks for 'numerous gigawatts' of brand-new tidy energy
The United States will certainly require "thousands of gigawatts" of carbon-free energy set up within the following four years to fulfill its climate targets, brand-new Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has stated.
Mar 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, North America, department of energy, biden, energy sectretary, Karen Skelton, Tarak Shah
Solar and wind make coal unprofitable in Japan
Recent investments into 11 GW of new coal generation capacity may result in reduced operating cashflows of $71 billion. That will occur, according to a report from the Carbon Tracker Institute, because solar and wind will become cheaper than coal in Japan by 2025 at the latest, despite high renewable energy costs at present.
Oct 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, coal, Carbon Tracker Institute
An oasis of PV
A new study shows that solar may help reduce water pumping costs in a desert oasis of Mauritania by more than 300%, while also considerably reducing water losses. The researchers claim that PV water pumping may also help prevent the desertification of these areas.
Oct 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, storage, Africa, thin-film PV, Mauritania, PV water pumping systems, Sahara Desert
Shalom plans solar farm and new teaching block
Shalom College is planning to expand its campus with the introduction of a collaborative learning building and the largest school solar farm in Queensland.
Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, Shalom College, Dan McMahon
Solar, wind and hydro power could soon surpass coal
Coal, long the king of America’s electric grid, will soon get toppled by renewable energy.
Nov 28, 2019 // Grids, Opinions, USA, Donald Trump, North America, coal, PJ Deschenes, Dennis Wamsted
ISA Assembly Concludes With Trillion Dollar Pledge For 2030
Besides moneying for solar, the concentrate on handling waste and also on Solar Hydrogen is welcome.
The ISA will certainly additionally require to challenge the problem of volatility in rates seen this year, as secure costs are crucial for regular solar growth.
Oct 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, narendra modi, ISA, solar manufacturing, challenges before ISA, Fourth ISA General Assembly, OWOSOG, r, R.K Singh, Solar Hydrogen Initiative, total ISA members
Microinverter-maker Enphase Energy Earns $351.5 M Revenue in Q3FY21
The business delivered about 2,599,575 microinverters, or 913 megawatts DC, and also 65 megawatt hrs of Enphase Storage systems during this quarter.
Oct 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Enphase Energy, microinverters, Badri Kothandaraman
New design much better forecasts solar cell result power in all climate
The globe remains in alarming demand of a large-scale change away from nonrenewable fuel sources and in the direction of sustainable energy sources to prevent an environmental situation.
Oct 29, 2021 // Technology, India, Asia, solar cell, Shoolini University, Shyam Singh Chandel
Titan Solar 8 in 1 Portable Power Station Review
Titan Solar 8 in 1 portable power station is a masterpiece in solar generators. It has an unmatched capability in large-scale solar power output. Titan solar power set is designed for heavy-duty electric apparatus. The unit has a strong capacity to harness maximum energy from the sun. Check the full review.
Aug 28, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Storage, Titan solar, Portable Power Station, Portable Power Station Review, Titan Solar 8 in 1
Perovskite Solar Cells Successfully Launch into Space
Dr. Felix Lang’s team sends groundbreaking perovskite solar cells to space, unlocking a new era of energy innovation that could power the future of space exploration.
Oct 15, 2024 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Dr. Felix Lang
Perovskite absorbers enable solar-powered system that converts plastic as well as greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have actually developed a system that can change plastic waste and also greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and various other valuable products-- utilizing power from the Sun. The team mentions that this is the first time that a system that can convert two waste streams into 2 chemical products at the same time has actually been achieved in a solar-powered reactor.
Jan 11, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, University of Cambridge, Erwin Reisner, Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Motiar Rahaman
Retrofitting facades and also solar panels easily with ultra-thin glass
Cleaning glass facades and solar installments is costly as well as time-consuming. Dirt lowers the yield of solar modules. Nevertheless, the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam as well as Plasma Technology (FEP) has actually currently been successful in applying crystalline titanium oxide to ultra-thin glass using a roll-to-roll procedure, thus achieving hydrophobic surfaces that come to be superhydrophilic under UV light.
Jan 26, 2023 // Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, FEP
Just how solar farms can function as havens for Australia's wildlife
Australia's renewable energy change has actually prompted the building and construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. The boom helps reduce Australia's reliance on fossil fuels, however requires large areas of land to be converted to host solar infrastructure.
Feb 3, 2023 // Technology, Australia, Oceania











